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“Leopold II has always been a bit of an obsession for me. In 1955 I was appointed to the order named after him, I didn't quite know what to do with it, I defiantly walked around with the ribbon in the hope that some colonel would say: "Vlerk, what are you doing with that?" It never happened unfortunately. I've read 42 books about him, documented thoroughly about the interest rate in 1882, and you can't help but feel admiration for that man. He has been the last great king, a kind of dinosaur. When he said or wrote 'we', you don't know whether he's talking about himself, his family, his country or his dynasty.”

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Hugo Claus

Hugo Claus was a Belgian author renowned for his novels and poetry. His works often explore themes of personal identity, family relationships, and social change. Born on April 5, 1929, he passed away on March 19, 2008. more

“L’indignité des chercheurs de « compensations pour une colonisation scandaleuse », l’indignité de ceux qui se croient obligés d’être « repentants », me choque : j’ai connu la colonie heureuse et des colonisés très heureux, j’ai aussi connu le règne de la corruption, de l’injustice et de la pauvreté dans le pays indépendant.”

Congo Congo Belge

Author:Marcel Yabili

“Il précise qu’à l’indépendance, « Le pays n’avait pas été désossé et abandonné nu et squelettique ! Il avait hérité d’un riche patrimoine en recherches de cartographie, en faune, flore, minerais, administration territoriale, enseignement, santé et infrastructures » qu’il aurait suffi de gérer. Y a-t-il seulement eu une autre colonie avec pareil héritage?”

Congo Congo Belge

Author:Marcel Yabili

“Millions of dead' appears nowhere in the rich oral tradition of my ancestors, nor in Lumumba's speeches. Nor does it appear with Mobutu, who was born and raised in the Equator province, where the ABIR and the Anversoise exploited rubber.”

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Book:The Greatest Fake News of All Time: Leopold II, The Genius and Builder King of Lumumba

Source: The Greatest Fake News of All Time: Leopold II, The Genius and Builder King of Lumumba

“The much-criticised rubber regime of Leopold II had only a brief heyday and disappeared from the tables of Congolese resources shortly after 1900 in favour of palm oil and palm nuts. The production tables also show that the population increased from 1890 onwards and was not exterminated. In 1888, And revenue from the 'red' rubber largely went to the Free State for public expenditure, including road construction and the army. These budgets, too, are never cited by the narrators, ever. Ditto for the rubber tables, which show that far more rubber arrived in Antwerp from French Congo and Angola than from the Free State in the early period. Rubber from Congo Free State accounted for barely 10 per cent of world production. The big supplier was the Amazon with 70%.”

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